If they ask about me, just tell them I’m fine
Say I chose solitude, yeah, this was by design
Tell them there’s nothing left here to find
I’m better off quiet, I’ve made up my mind
’Cause they never really saw me
Now there’s nothing left they can take from me

I went searching for the thing I wanted most
Every connection left me fading like a ghost
So I finally chose to be the one who walks
’Cause every love I had came with a cost
They were so quick just to erase me
Now nothing’s left to replace me

CHORUS
Now I’m down by the river where the water runs free
Where the willows lean in like they’re listening to me
There’s a sadness that moves with the current so deep
But I’ve learned how to dance with the secrets I keep
Far from the ones who erased me
Far from the ones who erased me

I kept letting new faces inside my design
Writing their names right alongside mine
They’d read a few pages, then close me up tight
Leave me mid-sentence in the dead of the night
And the moment I started to need them
That’s when they’d leave me for someone new to believe in

So I followed the stream where the wildflowers grow
Where the mountains hold secrets I’ll never quite know
It’s the loneliest place, but the sky opens wide
And I’m learning to love what I find here inside
’Cause the silence don’t judge me
And the earth, it still holds me

CHORUS
Now I walk through the forest where the old oak trees stand
Where the creek tells its stories to no one but sand
There’s an ache in the silence, but the earth understands
And I’m finding my peace in these weathered old hands
Far from the ones who erased me
Far from the ones who erased me

© 2025 Shantal Reich

Remember that day we laid in the grass
Staring at the sky for an hour and a half
My head on your chest
Your arm at my waist
You just showed up
And stayed

I used to think hearts had quotas,
that tenderness was rationed out
but love keeps coming like the waves keep drumming—
it never stops its endless humming

Remember the night I told you broken stories,
every shame among my worries,
then I finally understood:
love doesn't make you earn it,
it just shows up
and stays

I used to think hearts had quotas,
that tenderness was rationed out
but love keeps coming like the waves keep drumming—
it never stops its endless humming

Your fingers traced circles on my shoulder
Like you were spelling something softer
Then you pulled me closer
And said love stays
it just shows up
and stays

I used to think hearts had quotas,
that tenderness was rationed out
but love keeps coming like the waves keep drumming—
it never stops its endless humming

(Humming)

© 2025 Shantal Reich

I wanna give ya a kiss and a smile
I wanna hold ya for a while
I wanna give ya a kiss and a smile
Please lemme hold you for a while

I wanna feel your skin
The softness of your face
The callus on your fingers
The warmth in your embrace

I wanna run my fingers through
Through your messy hair
And when it’s all gone
I’m still going nowhere

I wanna give ya a kiss and a smile
I wanna hold ya for a while
I wanna give ya a kiss and a smile
Please lemme hold you for a while

I wanna feel your heartbeat
Right next to mine
I wanna know you
Let’s cross that line

Your eyes tell me that you’ve
Been through hell and back
But if you let me love you
We’ll write a new soundtrack

I wanna give ya a kiss and a smile
I wanna hold ya for a while
Give me a kiss and a smile
Now won’t you hold me for a while?

© 2023 Shantal Freedman and Shantal Reich

I don’t know your name
I bet it rolls off the tongue
But it’s all the same
When our song is sung

Don’t know where you’re from
I bet it’s colorful
Our time will come
Yeah, it will be wonderful

I’m ready
Ready for you
Because I’m already in love with you
I’m already in love with you

Don’t know what you listen to
I bet it’s real good
But I have a clue
It ain’t Hollywood

Don’t know what you feel like
I bet I’d melt in your arms
I’m perfectly ripe
Sing my charms

I’m ready
Ready for you
Because I’m already in love with you
I’m already in love with you

Don’t know your laugh
I bet your eyes wrinkle up
When we’re old and look back
We’ll still be cracking up

I know one thing is true
I bet you’ll love me too
There’s nothin’ we can’t go through
Because you have me and I have you

I’m ready
Ready for you
Because I’m already in love with you
I’m already in love with you

I’m ready
Ready for you
Because I’m already in love with you
I’m already in love with you

I’m ready
Ready for you
Because I’m already in love with you
I’ll see ya soon

© 2023 Shantal Reich

The first thing I get to see
Is your sweet smile
How lucky I am to be me
Now that I get to stay awhile

And as we sip our tea
The morning light pours in
I get to see you clearly
Every line upon your skin (your skin)

You’re a beautiful thing
Adorable and intoxicating
A little bit wild, a little reckless in me
An angel, but human in all of your ways
I love you, my darling
I love you always

We kiss each other goodbye
Say hello to the day
Still holding onto that high
As we slowly pull away

And when our day is over
We kiss each other hello
Laugh and cry and get closer
Together and alone we go (here we go)

You’re a beautiful thing
Adorable and intoxicating
A little bit wild, a little reckless in me
An angel, but human in all of your ways
I love you, my darling
I love you always

As we sip our tea
The night rolls in
When you’re hard to see
I just pull you in (into my arms…)

And the last thing I get to see
Is your sweet smile
How lucky I am to be me
Now that I get to stay awhile

You’re a beautiful thing
Adorable and intoxicating
A little bit wild, a little reckless in me
An angel, but human in all of your ways
I love you, my darling
I love you always
I love you always (always)
My darling (darling)

© Shantal Reich 2023

Love is when I wanna get froyo with you
When I go starry-eyed for you
Love is when
When we’re closer than lovers and the best of friends

Love is when I kiss your forehead
Making a mess with breakfast in bed
Love is when
When we’re closer than lovers and the best of friends

So why don’t ya come on over honey
Come on over
Come over
Baby
One more time
Let me have you one more time

Love is when I get dressed up just to take it all off
When your heart feels so soft
Love is when
When we’re closer than lovers and the best of friends

Love is when we laugh ‘till we turn purple
Tender, puppies, flowers, and coming full circle
Love is when
When we’re closer than lovers and the best of friends

Love…
Love…
Love is. It just is.

So why don’t ya come on over honey
Come on over
Come over
Baby
One more time
Let me have you one more time

© 2023 Shantal Reich

There's sometimes I don't know
There's sometimes I'm not sure
But now I'm sick
And I know you're the cure

CHORUS
You will be mine X3
In time
You will be mine X3
In time
You will be mine X3
In time

When I see your face
I feel the speed
Let's cut to the chase
You are what I need

CHORUS
You will be mine X3
In time
You will be mine X3
In time
You will be mine X3
In time

BRIDGE/CHORUS 2
The light will lead us
And give us a sign
But now the night's here to greet us
It's just a matter
Of time
You will be mine
In time
You will be mine
In time

So come and walk with me
Deep into the night
Our hearts beat in time
And everything will be all right

CHORUS
When you will be mine
You will be mine
You will be mine
In time
You will be mine X3
In time
You will be mine X3
In time…

© 2009 Shantal Reich and Will Loomis

Shaded faces in a grainy photo
Where have they all gone?
The colors bled out slowly
Into another sunless dawn

Can’t see the fiery red clouds
Dancing on the horizon
Can’t hear no morning birds
Something is wrong…

Air is escaping
Why can’t I hold on?
Legs are shaking
Wait - now they’re gone.

My heart beats no more
Am I even still here?
Don’t know what’s going on
Tears filled with fear

Now the sun decides to rise
Are those faces still gone?
Look at my grainy photo
Shadows have been drawn

But something’s still wrong…

Air is escaping
Why can’t I hold on?
Hands are shaking
Wait - now they’re gone.

Shadows have been drawn
But something’s still wrong…

© 2023 Shantal Freedman and Shantal Reich

When the morning light cuts through
I pull the covers over my head
It’s so bright it burns
I just wanna stay in bed

Chasing the light is exhausting
I tried it once and it felt good
But it didn’t last for long
Darkness came because it could

And I follow my pain
Turns out I’ve been chasing her round and around
All this time she was everywhere and nowhere
Now there’s nothing left to do but lay her down

Lay her down
Lay her down

I’m always wearing my shades
Blocking out the rays
Now the storms aren’t a surprise
So what if I don’t see what’s on the other side?

Hiding behind my anger and fears
Buried in something that still hurts
Taking comfort in old, worn beliefs
Getting lost in the dark, coming up short

And I follow my pain
Turns out I’ve been chasing her round and around
All this time she was everywhere and nowhere
Now there’s nothing left to do but lay her down

Lay her down
Lay her down

I’m tryna’ fill what was once full
Without letting go of what made me hollow
I’m tryna’ heal what I forgot
Still reaching for something like hope to follow

I’m taking a leap into the darkness
Praying I don’t leave myself behind
I’m tired of this same old story
Time to release my tired mind

And I follow my pain
Turns out I’ve been chasing her round and around
All this time she was everywhere and nowhere
Now there’s nothing left to do but lay her down

Lay her down
Lay her down

© 2023 Shantal Reich

I never wanted to be here
The thought made me so scared
But so many of you didn’t care
I wish I wasn’t here

I never wanted to be alone
I just needed someone to call home
But now I’m skin and bones
I wish I wasn’t here

I am an echo chamber
Crying out into the silo
Nobody talks back
Not now, not later

These walls are my only friends
They don’t seem to listen
So why can’t I find my way
Off this deserted island?

I wish I never knew this
This painful existence
But you took part of me I miss
I wish I wasn’t here

I never meant to lose my mind
All I asked was for you to be kind
But your ears went blind
I wish, I wish I wasn’t here (get me outta here)

I am an echo chamber
Crying out into the silo
Nobody talks back
Not now, not later

These walls are my only friends
They don’t seem to listen
So why can’t I find my way
Off this deserted island?

I am an echo chamber
Crying out into the silo
All I hear is myself
I guess I could be kinder

These walls are my only friends
They don’t seem to listen
But I’ll keep yelling
So I guess this isn’t the end

© 2023 Shantal Reich

I used to be perfect—
a carefully crafted thing,
polished to what you’d expect,
every rough edge sanded away

Then one day I remembered
how tired I was
of twisting into painful shapes,
of shrinking to fit your space

Now I'm jagged and real
No longer your ideal
And I don’t think anyone’ll see me
I don’t think anyone’ll hear me
You’ll walk right through me
A woman wild and free

I used to be upset—
a heart that felt too loudly,
hiding everything you'd never forget,
every tear carefully dried away

Then one day I remembered
the fear that kept me small—
of being too broken to hold
of trading my soul for control

Now I'm jagged and real
No longer your ideal
And I don’t think anyone’ll see me
I don’t think anyone’ll hear me
You’ll walk right through me
A woman wild and free

Then one day I remembered
how numb I had become
of being too broken to keep,
of trading my soul just to sleep

Now I'm jagged and real
No longer your ideal
And I don’t think anyone’ll see me
I don’t think anyone’ll hear me
You’ll walk right through me
A woman wild and free

© 2025 Shantal Reich

VERSE
Put the setting on "forever"
But you can bet it won't last
Yeah you're feeling so together
Yeah you really like it fast

But the day will come
When they come for you
What will you do?

CHORUS
It's a good day for a landmine
When it blows up in your face
It's a good day for an earthquake
When it shakes you in your place

You're an unnatural disaster
A firestorm of greed
An avalanche is coming
Is that a shovel that you need?

VERSE
Your luck's running out
Girl you're on borrowed time
But your mind hears no doubt
We're fine 'till you cross that line

But the day will come
When they come for you
What will you do?

CHORUS
It's a good day for a hanging
When it leaves you on the vine
It's a good day for a landslide
Dig yourself out this time

You're an unnatural disaster
A firestorm of greed
An avalanche is coming
Is that a shovel that you need?

BRIDGE
You won't stop
You won't give up
'Till you're at the top
Then it'll drop

CHORUS
It's a good day for a landmine
When it blows up in your face
It's a good day for an earthquake
When it shakes you in your place
It shakes you
Shakes you
Breaks you!

© 2009 Shantal Reich

Said I didn’t want you
Stay far away from me
Said I would hate you
Should you ever come for me

But you crashed down on me like a tsunami
Picking up the wreckage
Hurled it at me
Someone hold me

You took the air I breathe
The future I had once seen
Threw it downstream
Then tried to drown me

You crashed down on me like a tsunami
Tried to bury me
Deep into the muddy sea
Someone hold me

Wow, that’s so kind of you
To dig my grave for me
You really didn’t have to
Cause I’m not going there, you see
I'm not going there just yet
You haven’t broken me yet
Not yet
Not just yet

You crashed down on me like a tsunami
Rushing to the ends of earth
You froze me then boiled me
Someone hold me…please

There’ll be no funeral for me
All I know is how to swim upstream
There’s still time to dream
To fight, to love, to scream

© Shantal Reich 2023

I look into the mirror
I'm staring at his eyes
It's not getting clearer
I see his lies

He knows his weakness
He knows he tries
He wants his happiness
But I've failed many times

There's snow and frost
Covering the ground
I'm living in lost
I'm looking for found
My love is frozen
My heart is bound
I'm living in lost
I'm looking for found

I look into the mirror
And man it's real,
There are two of us living here
One I see and one I feel

We see eye to eye
But then we fight
Convinced as we are
Only one can be right

There's snow and frost
Covering the ground
I'm living in lost
I'm looking for found
My love is frozen
My heart is bound
I'm living in lost
I'm looking for found

I look into the mirror
I'm staring at his face
It's now getting clearer
We'll both share this space

We'll go where we're going
We know where we're from
We'll both be growing
We'll see what we become

I've got my feet
Back on the ground
I'm living in lost
But I'm looking for found
My heart is rising
I'm coming around
I'm living in lost
But I'm looking for —

We've got our feet
Back on the ground
We're living in lost
But we're looking for found
My love is growing
I'm upward bound
We're living in lost
But we're looking for found

© 2008 Shantal Reich

Uh oh! You got me.
I knew you’d find me
Eventually

I’m nothing without you
But I knew you'd find you
Eventually

Now if I could just find
Find myself finally
…Eventually?

Ready or not, here I come!
Here I come, here I come, here I come
Ready or not, here I come!
Here I come, here I come, here I come
Here I am

I’m not sure I’m ready
I’m shaking
Terribly

I didn’t really know it
But I was hiding it
Terribly

I am just a shell of me
Something’s missing
Terribly

Ready or not, here I come!
Here I come, here I come, here I come
Ready or not, here I come!
Here I come, here I come, here I come
Here I am

Been runnin’ in circles so long
We’re basically friends
But I'm here to tell you
Circles do end
Time to be your own friend

Ready or not, here I come!
Here I come, here I come, here I come
Ready or not, here I come!
Here I come, here I come, here I come
Here I–

Ready or not, here I come!
Here I come, here I come, here I come
Ready or not, here I come!
Here I come, here I come, here I come
Here I am

© 2023 Shantal Reich